McClure and Ivy Herrin Obituaries in local notices
McClure Bob of 1204 Bowie is mourned with service at Blackburn-Shaw Chapel and burial at Liano Cemetery, details unsettled. Myrtle Ivy LTMAN, 71, survived by husband M C and five sons, with service pending. Blackburn-Shaw handling arrangements. Relatives and service specifics incomplete in fragments.
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McClure
Bob McClure
Bowie
Nellie McClure
Fes T
EB. M. Cain
Fred Williams
Blackburn-Shaw
Deadly night battle as Reds press against First Cavalry
World War II style combat rages in Korea as Chinese and North Korean forces strike the First Cavalry Division from multiple axes near Unsan. A rescue attempt faces heavy fire while tanks and aircraft engage. South Korean units retreat and regroup amid a broader western push toward the Manchurian border. The extent of Chinese forces alarms U.S. commanders who warn the northwest sector remains very serious.
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First Cavalry Division
Yongsong
Unsan
US First Army Corps
Lambert
Seoul
ROK
Surene
North Korea
Yalu River
Korea
Manchuria
Manchurian
Charyongwan
Plan Opening Of Food-o-mat Gala In Amarillo
Amarillo residents are invited to a 8 to 9 pm Saturday gala at Great Whiteway Food-O-mat 2500 West Tenth. Loren Young of Whiteway Stores announces a new 1950 Buick to be given away at 8:45. Bernie Howell will play the organ. Monte Rosenwald hosts. Clarence Young manages store No. 8. cake ice cream and coffee will be served.
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Amarillo
Great Whiteway
West Tenth
Loren Young
Whiteway
Bernie Howell
Monte Rosenwald
Clarence Young
Youth Found Guilty in Girl's Death, Portents of Life
Theodore Carter, 18, was found guilty of first degree murder in the May ambush strangling of Lorraine Hess, a 17 year old from Millville, by a Cumberland County jury. A wire recorded confession, admitted over defense objections, contributed to the verdict and will influence sentencing set for November 10 with a life imprisonment recommendation and possible appeal ongoing.
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Bridgeton
Theodore Carter
Lorraine Hess
Cumberland County
Carter
New Jersey
George Lawneyv
Jtory
Lorraine
Millville
South Jersey
Winding election forecasts clash over voter interest
Krol predicted record turnout from a year with tremendous campaign interest and fiercely contested races in several states. Biffle expected several Senate pickups for Democrats, while Brewster argued Republicans could gain four to eight seats and seize the House. In Ohio, Byrd lauded Taft as a strong candidate during a Columbus address.
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Krol
Leslie L. Biffle
Senate
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
New York
Biffle
Brewster
Maine
GOP
Byrd
Virginia
Taft
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Baxter in Brownwood for West Texas chamber meet
Rex Baxter manager of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce is in Brownwood today to attend a meeting of Chamber of Commerce Managers of West Texas. He will return tomorrow.
Markets wrap and Kansas City livestock update
Markets show widespread quotations across many firms and commodities. Kansas City livestock report notes cattle buyers steady to lower with calves and hogs uneven and sheep steady to weak on local market activity.
Hog and cattle market report from Chicago auction
Hogs 11,000 head, slow. top 19.25 for 180-210 lb, 19.10-19.25 for 170-270 lb, sows 400 lb+ 12.10-19.95. Cattle 3,000 head. calves 300. slaughter steers steady to strong. good fed steers 29.50-32.75, medium to low good 26.50-29.00. Cows 16.25-19.75. bulls 24.50-27.00. wealers 34.00 down. Sheep 1,000. lambs 29.25. ewes up to 0.50 higher. ewes 14.00-14.59. handyweight ewes 16.00.
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Amarillo
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and
Air Reduction
Loews Inc
Alaska
Juneau
Lone Star Cmp
Allegheny Crp
Lorillard
Allegheny
Louisy & Nash
Soe
Crtievers
Amer China
Amer Locome
Mkr
Nat Gas
Mont Ward
Er P & L
Amer Home Pa
Murray Corp
Aner Sealer
Amer
Gu - Amer
Tel-Tel
Nats Can
Amer Tobacb
Cash
Ny Cent RR
Atch Toj&sp
North Au
Avco Manufac
Nor Gat Gas
Baldwin Loco
Nor Pac RR
Baltimore & O
Ohio Edison
Bendix Aviata
Ohio Gil
Best Foods
Oliver Corp
Bethienem St
Packard Mot
Blaw-Knox
Pan Am Airw
Bliss Co
Boeing Airpin
Panhand
Bohn Alum
Borden Co
Parke Day
Bors Warner
Penney
Bridgeport
Penn PW
Briggs Mig
Penn RR
Bucyrus Erie
Pr. Pepper
Budd Co
Pepsi
Pure Oil
Cent & So
Ragle Corp
Chicago Corp
Reo Motors
Gheo Ri&pac
Repub Avia
Chrysler
Republic Steel
Gir Financial
Borel Gan
En Citaton Nedus
Gernews Acne Seit
Ciuett Pea
Reynold Tobb
Safeway Store
Sateen Garb
St Joseph la
Scheniley
Omwi
Sears Roebuck
Shamrk O&g
Sharon Steel
Crane Co
Shell
Cruc
Gulf Oil
United Airlin
Hal
United Carrinnes Heyden
United Corp A Homestic
Gas Corp
Hershey
Heus Oil Co
Hudson
Steel
Warner
Dnephret
Jose Warren Petro
Wesson Ay
Hary
Westindiey Sg
Wean Cn
Westingh Airb
Enn
Joy Ms
White Motors
Renee Ers
Sete Ato
Benign Bot S
Yecnaeth
S&t
Libby McNl
Lockhd Aire
Zenith
New York
Amer Maracab
Humble Oil
Am Superow
Kaiser Frazer
Ark Natgasa
Lone Star Gas
Atlas Plywood
la Land&Expl
Cessna Aircrft
BellHess
Corrn & Rey
Ning
Pwr
Niles
Pond
Northrop Aire
East Gas&f
Electric
B&s
Pennes Ee
Lee
Tex East
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Evee
Chicago
Woodcock Sky Dance Described by Bird Watchers
The encyclopedia Britannica notes that the courtship of the woodcock is marked by a so called sky dance. The observation highlights a vivid aerial display as part of the species mating behavior.
Truman narrowly escapes as Puerto Rican plot unfolds
The President survived an assassination attempt at Blair House as Colazzo and Torresola struck. Coffelt died and Downs and Birdzell were wounded, while Truman remained calm and planned a memorial visit to Arlington. The Nationalist Party’s ties and police safety measures dominated briefings, with sympathy sent to Coffelt’s widow and officers’ families.
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Charles S. Murphy
Coffelt
Ross
White House
Collazo
Torresola
Truman
Pedro Albizu Campos
Puerto Rico
Communist Party
William Z. Foster
Blair House
New York
Washington
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Secret Service
Joseph H. Downs
Donald T. Birdzell
Birdzell
Downs
A. E. Baughman
Bronx
Coll
United States
Baughman
Presidential
Metropolitan Police
Secret Police
Charles G. Ross
Arlington
Sir John Dill
Texas
Pennsylvania Avenue
Joseph O. Davidson
Floyd Boring
Davidson
Boring
Blair-Lee
Coffelt and Downs
Blair-Lee House
Secretary Ross
Cake Bake Sponsored By Allied Youth at Amarillo High
The Allied Youth Girls at Amarillo High School sponsor a cake bake this evening in the AHS cafeteria. The event includes cake making by the girls, prize judging, cake auction, and eating by maker buyers and other teens. The club, with nearly 400 students, promotes wholesome social activity without intoxicants and is sponsored by Miss Faye Dillingham J. M. Boswell and Maj. Carl P. Matney.
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Amarillo High School
AHS
Faye Dillingham
J. M. Boswell
Maj
Carl P. Matney
Chester Couch Suffers Burns in Apartment Blaze
Chester Couch of 506 percent East Tenth suffered facial burns yesterday afternoon when a gas line he was tightening leaked and was ignited by a nearby water heater. Fire caused minor damage to his apartment and was quickly controlled.
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Chester Couch
East Tenth
Terrorist at a tool company and escape from farm
Early Tuesday, Mrs. Weaver fled with two boys after her sister left for school. She found her husband at a restaurant, police were notified, and Patrolman A. Rigmaiden arrested Pettis and Marion Fowler on robbery sentences. Walter Glenn Ransom remains at large with a separate firearm robbery sentence. The group, once aiding Dr. G. E. Carthen, escaped from a cooperative experimental farm where eight convicts assisted windmill installation.
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G. E. Carthen
New Power Plant Site Near Load Center Chosen
A proposed site near the company's load center of its 45,000 square mile system is deemed the most economical for transmission costs. The plant will use water efficiently with evaporation as the main loss. The first unit, a 50,000 kilowatt generator, is being built by General Electric and construction is set to begin in early 1951.
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Hudson
Hodson
General Electric Company
Puerto Rico Crisis as Nationalist Revolt Crushed
Puerto Rico reels as Nationalist leader Albizu Campos is captured after a brief siege. Police and National Guardsmen seal San Juan, halt traffic, and warn residents to stay indoors. Four district attorneys question Albizu while El Mundo condemns the assassination bid on Truman.
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Juan Santos Rivera
General Union of Workers
Saez Corales
Luis Munoz Marin
Pablo M. Garcia Rodriguez
Sugar Producers Association
Garcia
eGovernor Marin
Truman
Albizu Campos
Nationalist Party
San Juan
Puerta de Ciera
Island
General Police
Washington
Albizu
Alvaro Rivera Walker
el Mundo
Munoz Marin
Puerto Rico
United States
First unit on line at Plant X marks expansion
J B Bottoms a system engineer for Southwestern Public Service Company is listed as resident engineer on the project. He just completed a 20000 kilowatt addition at the Roswell New Mexico plant. Plans were drawn by company engineers under Hodson's supervision. The company now serves 125000 customers across the Panhandle Plains Pecos Valley area of Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and Kansas.
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J. B. Bottoms
Southwestern Public Service Company
Bottoms
Roswell
Hodson
Southwestern Public Serv Company
Panhandle-Plains-Pecos Valley
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
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Shaw Lack Buen
Salazar
Antonia Salazar
Garfield
Dionicio
Robert Guadalupe
Jesse
Clara
Viola Gauwna
Blesia
Cortez
Lucy Guintans
Fred
Martin
Raymond Lucero
Sarah Gonzalves
Boxwell Brothers
Buthker’s
Jefferson
Llano Cemetery
Globe-News
Loren Young Ee
Lewis
VTP
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain
Uhlmann Grain Co
Dewien
Financial Industrial Fund
MR. Emmer
Lewis Jewelers
6Th & Polk
Allied Youth
Barrett
Polk
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